Whip Out Your Diary! Laneway 2020 Dates And Venues Announced

The 2020 Laneway Festival is bringing
you summer’s best line-up of local and international acts
to a city near you this January/February. In 2020, Laneway
returns to Auckland’s beloved urban greenfield space, the
ever elegant Albert Park, on Monday 27th January.

Albert Park’s many fine features go a
long way to enhancing what is so unique about the Auckland
Laneway Festival experience. Hanging out under the shade of
its big trees with your besties, watching your favourite
bands and checking out new, breaking artists among the
towering palm trees and many statues, selfies at the ornate
Victorian fountain, lunch by the large floral clock and in
the very heart of this garden sanctuary, meeting up at the
oldest band rotunda in the Auckland region.There is no
better inner-city venue than this adored Laneway Auckland
home.

As for the Australian Laneway 2020 festivals,
as previously announced the Sydney event
will be held in the Domain for the first time, while the
Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Fremantle events all
return to their treasured homes in those locations.

See below for all the Laneway 2020 dates and venues. The
blockbuster line-up will be announced at 10am NZST on
Wednesday 18 September.Follow us @lanewayfest for all
the latest.

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